The Bayonne Community Museum, located in the former home of Bayonne Trust Company at 229 Broadway, is featuring the Bayonne Citywide Arts Show through April 27. The art show is a sort of coming out party for the museum space, which has undergone renovations since the building was donated to the city in 2002.

Last month, Larry Kirwan, the leader of the New York-based Irish rock band Black 47, held a concert and a reading there. But this is the museum’s first art show,
said city spokesman Joe Ryan. “It represents the first time since the renovations that the museum will have any exhibit of any kind.”
In February, city officials announced that the museum, which has never been open to the public, would be open for public events.

Earlier in the year, the City Council appropriated $177,530 to install a new heating and air-conditioning system. City officials have said the municipality doesn’t have the funding to operate a full-time museum.

The Bayonne Citywide Arts Show, featuring works created by a city residents, is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 5 to 7 p.m., for the next two weeks.

The opening night reception is being held tonight, from 6 to 9, and is also free and open to the public, officials said.

The exhibit features a diverse collection of art, including oil and acrylic paintings, sculptures, and pen and ink drawings, said Joseph Waks, the city’s Municipal Services director, who helped organize the exhibit.

The Bayonne Board of Education Department of Music and Art donated display boards and lighting.

“It’s beautiful, you’ll be knocked over when you see it,” Waks said.

The city received over 70 email submissions from artists.

A jury headed by Anthony Sienkiewicz, painting instructor at the 4th Street Senior Center Art Club, selected the pieces that are featured in the show.